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The Damn Tour

The Damn Tour[1] (stylized as The DAMN. Tour) was a concert tour by American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar, in support of his fourth studio album, Damn (2017). The tour's North American leg began on July 12, 2017, in Glendale, Arizona and ended on September 2, 2017, in Miami. The European leg of the tour started on February 7, 2018, in Dublin and concluded on March 5, 2018, in Berlin. The tour's Oceanian tour started on July 10, 2018, in Perth, and concluded on July 30, 2018, in Seoul.

According to Pollstar, The Damn Tour grossed $41.4 million with 452,387 tickets sold in 36 shows only in North America.[2]

Background

Following a pair of Coachella gigs and a performance at Quebec City Summer Festival, the rapper brought his new album on the road in the summer of 2017. The first announcement had 17 dates across North America slowly adding to 20 after adding shows in Brooklyn and Los Angeles having Travis Scott and DRAM as the opening acts.[3] The second announcement added 15 shows having YG as the opening act.[4] On September 30, he added a leg of European dates to the tour with James Blake as the opening act. On April 29, 2018, he added a leg of Oceanian dates to the tour.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on July 12, 2017, in Glendale. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5]

  1. "DNA"
  2. "Element"
  3. "King Kunta"
  4. "untitled 07 | 2014 – 2016"
  5. "untitled 02 | 06.23.2014."
  6. "Mask Off" (Future remix)
  7. "Collard Greens"
  8. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
  9. "Backseat Freestyle"
  10. "Loyalty"
  11. "Lust"
  12. "Money Trees"
  13. "M.A.A.D City"
  14. "XXX"
  15. "Pride"
  16. "Love"
  17. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
  18. "Alright"
  19. "Humble"
Encore
  2. "Feel"
  3. "God"
Special guests

Shows

Notes

  1. ^ This concert was a part of the Quebec City Summer Festival 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d The score data is combined from the shows held at the Barclays Center on July 20 and July 23, respectively.
  3. ^ a b c d The score data is combined from the shows held at the Air Canada Centre on July 25 and August 23, respectively.
  4. ^ a b c d The score data is combined from the shows held at the United Center on July 27 and August 20, respectively.
  5. ^ This concert was a part of the Hellow Festival.[12]
  6. ^ This concert was a part of the Splendour in the Grass Festival.
  7. ^ This concert was a part of the Fuji Rock Festival.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Upcoming Dates". Kendrick Lamar's Official Website. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstar.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (April 24, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Announces 'The Damn. Tour'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Penrose, Nerisha (May 15, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Extends DAMN. Tour, Adds YG to Lineup". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Masley, Ed (July 13, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar launches DAMN. Tour in Glendale with triumphant one-man show of force". AZ Central. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Siwek, Nick; Rowe, Amy (July 24, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar puts on a DAMN good show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  7. ^ Weinstein, Max (July 27, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Brings Out J. Cole at DAMN. Tour Stop in Detroit". XXL. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  8. ^ Fragassi, Selena (July 28, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar unstoppable in Chicago show; Chance the Rapper is guest". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  9. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Closes His 'DAMN.' Tour by Bringing Out ScHoolboy Q, SZA and Jay Rock". August 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "D.R.A.M. Brings Out XXXTentacion at DAMN. Tour Stop in L.A. – XXL". August 10, 2017.
  11. ^ North American box score:
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 1, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  12. ^ Dávalos, Feli (August 28, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar en México: Todo va a estar bien". Vice (in Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  13. ^ European box score:
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  14. ^ Brandle, Lars (April 26, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar Sets 'DAMN.' Tour of Australia and New Zealand". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  15. ^ Oceania box score:
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.